Make a Celtic knot in a side section

Step by step

1. 

   STEP 1 OF 3

   Hold two sections and an open loop

   • Separate two small side sections, A and B. Make an upward loop in A, crossing its free tail over its upper length; hold that crossing with one hand.
   • Leave B loose beside it. Keep both roots slack and the loop large enough to see through. Clip unrelated hair away if needed.
2. 

   STEP 2 OF 3

   Weave B through the loop twice

   • Bring B’s tail under A’s upper length, then up and over the top of A’s loop. Feed it through the loop toward your head.
   • Pass that same tail under B’s own upper length. Bring it back through A’s loop, now away from your head. Keep the crossings open until the path is clear.
   • Release your fingers gradually and ease the knot into shape without pulling the roots. Pin a loose tail into nearby hair if needed; leave its end accessible.
3. 

   STEP 3 OF 3

   Release in the reverse order

   • Remove the pin first. Loosen the knot and feed B’s tail back through the loop toward the head, out from under B’s upper length, then back outward.
   • Lift B back over the top of A’s loop and out from under A’s upper length. Open A’s loop completely and remove the clip. Stop and loosen any catch.